WD6 3AY

Aldenham West · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 3AZ 115 m
WD6 3BA 199 m
WD6 3BT 360 m
WD6 3BH 404 m
WD6 3BD 540 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 3AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2005
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 3
Latitude
51.651144
Longitude
-0.308319
British National Grid easting
517,130
British National Grid northing
196,060

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Parish or community
E04013250
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119493
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 010A · E01023528
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 010 · E02004905

Postcode source versions

Explore WD6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
37
Secondary
9
  1. Haberdashers' Boys' School

    Other independent school

    729 m
  2. Haberdashers' Girls' School

    Other independent school

    729 m
  3. St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 69
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Drugs 20
  • Burglary 19
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD6 3 residents
5,343

Age bands in WD6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

1,029 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

563 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

1,342 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,422 residents

Age 65 and over
18.4%

985 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

    EVERETT COURT, ROMELAND, ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 3BJ

    ODS code E82043

    898 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    2.2 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    2.7 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    3.1 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

    THE RED HOUSE SURGERY, 124 WATLING STREET, RADLETT, WD7 7JQ

    ODS code E82085

    3.6 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    3.9 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    4.6 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    4.6 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

    BUSHEY HEALTH CENTRE, LONDON ROAD, BUSHEY, WD23 2NN

    ODS code E82124

    4.6 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

    BUSHEY HEALTH CENTRE, LONDON ROAD, BUSHEY, WD23 2NN

    ODS code E82073

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • The Fishery Inn

    BCT · Elstree

    0.5 miles
  • The Fishery Inn

    BCT · Elstree

    0.5 miles
  • Elstree Hill North

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.5 miles
  • Aldenham Road

    BCT · Elstree

    0.5 miles
  • Aldenham Road

    BCT · Elstree

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 010A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,481 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

67 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 9 secondary schools. Haberdashers' Boys' School is the nearest published school at 729 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 69 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.